Manchester United 0-0 Southampton - PLAYER RATINGS: Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Nemanja Matic performed poorly but James Ward-Prowse was a force

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Manchester United stuttered to a goalless draw with Southampton as they slipped to third spot in the Premier League on Saturday night.

Alex McCarthy, enjoying his Premier League debut for Saints, kept a clean sheet as Jose Mourinho was left frustrated.

Here, Sportsmail rates the players' performances from a frustrating evening for United boss Jose Mourinho. 

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho saw his side draw 0-0 with Southampton

MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1) 

David De Gea 7

Good early save to deny James Ward-Prowse and did even better to thwart Shane Long.

Ashley Young 9

Direct and dangerous going forward and alert at the back.

Ashley Young was Manchester United's outstanding performer in the draw with Southampton

Victor Lindelof 6

Still struggling with the pace of the Premier League but just about coped.

Phil Jones 6

Used his experience when Saints threatened on the counter.

Luke Shaw 7

The latest in a series of solid displays from the recalled left back.

Luke Shaw continued in his recent spell of solid shifts since returning in the left back slot

Nemanja Matic 5

Not his most commanding defensive effort and offered little going forward.

Paul Pogba 6

Covered plenty of ground but failed to stamp his authority on midfield.

Paul Pogba failed to stamp his authority on midfield and saw this chance go begging

Juan Mata 7

Busy display, directing United's attack and looked the best hope of carving a goal.

Jesse Lingard 6

Lively, hard-working and dangerous but no end product.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 4

Poor performance peppered with a series of unforced errors.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was poor for United as they failed to find a breakthrough on Saturday

Romelu Lukaku 5

Lasted just eight minutes until suffering a head injury but still missed a great headed chance.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Marcus Rashford (for Lukaku 13) 6

Anthony Martial (for Mkhitaryan 64) 7

Subs not used: Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Sergio Romero, Ander Herrera, Axel Tuanzebe.

MANAGER

Jose Mourinho 5

SOUTHAMPTON (4–2-3-1)

Alex McCarthy 7

Premier League debut to remember with plenty of solid handling.

Jack Stephens 7

Completely dominated Mkhitaryan and battled well against Martial.

Maya Yoshida 6

Lucky to escape a penalty shout but coped well with the pacy Rashford.

Jack Stephens (left) was dominant, while Maya Yoshida was perhaps lucky, in defence

Wesley Hoedt 6

Innocent party in Lukaku's injury but guilty of missing a great chance to score.

Sam McQueen 7

Another solid defensive show, especially in a well-timed tackle on Rashford.

Oriol Romeu 6

Provded an important barrier in front of his back four.

Oriol Romeu was a barrier in front of the back four as Saints kept United at bay

Pierre Hojbjerg 6

Helped Saints keep a lid on the Pogba-Matic engine room.

James Ward-Prowse 9

Only denied a goal by De Gea's brilliance and set up a handful of chances.

Dusan Tadic 7

Well suited to Saints operating on the counter-attack with some neat passing.

Southampton's counter-attack operation suited Dusan Tadic and his neat passing

Sofiane Boufal 7

Skilful and his footwork made him difficult to contain.

Shane Long 6

Should have buried Saints' best chance at the start of second half.

Shane Long saw his goalless run go on as the game ended without either side notching

SUBSTITUTIONS

Manolo Gabbiadini (for Long 79) 6

Mario Lemina (for Tadic 81) 6

Nathan Redmond (for Boufal 85) 6

Subs not used: Steven Davis, Jeremy Pied, Jan Bednarek, Fraser Forster.

MANAGER

Mauricio Pellegrino 8

REFEREE

Craig Pawson 7

Got most of the decisions that mattered right. 

MAN OF THE MATCH

James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)